❓ Hon Nick Goiran asks about the status of Working With Children Checks (WWCC) for Department of Health employees in child-related roles. The response indicates all employees in these roles have either a valid WWCC or a pending application.
AnsweredQoN 22Legislative Council
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I refer to the requirement that Department of Health (DoH) employees in child-related work have a Working With Children Check (WWCC), and I ask:
(a) how many DoH positions are identified as child-related work;
(b) how many of these employees do not have a valid WWCC; and
(c) further to (b), how many of these employees do not have an application in process?
(a) how many DoH positions are identified as child-related work;
(b) how many of these employees do not have a valid WWCC; and
(c) further to (b), how many of these employees do not have an application in process?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
28 June 2017
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
Response time
9 days
For the WA health system, comprising of Child and Adolescent Health Service, Department of Health, East Metropolitan Health Service, Health Support Services, North Metropolitan Health Service, South Metropolitan Health Service and WA Country Health Service: (a) 1829 positions (24,630 employees) are identified as child-related work as defined in the Working with Children (Criminal Record Checking) Act 2004. (b)-(c) All employees currently working in a position identified as child-related work have either a current Working With Children Check (WWCC) Card or a current application for a WWCC which is pending.
(a) 1829 positions (24,630 employees) are identified as child-related work as defined in the Working with Children (Criminal Record Checking) Act 2004. (b)-(c) All employees currently working in a position identified as child-related work have either a current Working With Children Check (WWCC) Card or a current application for a WWCC which is pending.
(b)-(c) All employees currently working in a position identified as child-related work have either a current Working With Children Check (WWCC) Card or a current application for a WWCC which is pending.
(a) 1829 positions (24,630 employees) are identified as child-related work as defined in the Working with Children (Criminal Record Checking) Act 2004. (b)-(c) All employees currently working in a position identified as child-related work have either a current Working With Children Check (WWCC) Card or a current application for a WWCC which is pending.
(b)-(c) All employees currently working in a position identified as child-related work have either a current Working With Children Check (WWCC) Card or a current application for a WWCC which is pending.
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